1. Don't panic. These events will pass. Community leaders will explain these guidelines to their members.
2. Those with legal papers should not worry. Avoid unnecessary trips at anytime.
3. For those overstaying, respect the laws of Kuwait. To return to the Philippines, follow the normal process of exiting through Kuwait immigration.
4. The embassy and POLO are working with immigration officials to speed up this process.
5. For those overstaying, the embassy will issue travel documents for free to return to the Philippines. Consult with the POLO on what to do with the travel documents.
6. For those with valid papers, present your civil IDs, passports and other identificationsto the checking police calmly.
7. The highest Kuwait police and immigration officials of the Great State of Kuwait have given their personal commitments to me and to Labor Attache David Des DIcang that no one will be harmed during the checkings. Children will be safe.
8. We are in constant communication with these officials.
9. If anyone encounters problems, please contact our embassy hotlines posted on Facebook and on our website.
10. Our roving teams will go to you at anytime during the day or night. We have teams in all the governorates of Kuwait.
11. Remember the following:
A. Ride only with family members.
B. Bachelors should stay only with bachelors. They should not stay with married couples or families.
C. Unmarried couples should not stay together.
D. For the meantime, avoid Viber, tango, and other similar applications. These have been considered as security violations for now.
E. Explain to police the nature and location of your jobs, if your actual address is not the one in your civil IDs.
12. Labor Attache David Des Dicang and I will be on the radio and in the media to explain constantly. Stay with us.
14. Our President, Vice-president, Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Secretary of Labor, through the embassy and the POLO, send their assurances that all times, you will be brought to safety and the company of your loved ones.
15. These events will pass. Use your common sense at all times. Adapt.
16. For the Filipino community and media in Kuwait, I express my deepest gratitude and admiration for your courage and seek your steadfast cooperation in the following weeks. For now, in the words of Winston Churchill, " This is our finest hour."
By Atty. Raul H. Dado
Charge d’ Affaires a.i.
Embassy Hotline 55952909
